a BAR is over $1000 now? mine is heavy, though I assumed it was just standard rifle weight....one reason I'm getting a lightweight .243.....compare weights, I'm not sure what each weighs, I have come to love bolt actions....

The win mod 70 will be a controlled feed action, the bar a semi automatic......and say a rem action.....a push feed......I tend to associate push feed with accuracy, and controlled feed with reliability, something you may consider.....as to what the real purpose of this rifle is. Though I'm sure a quality gun can be made using either action, I just know a few custom rifle makers have said the rem action is easier to get to shoot well.....but a .300wsm can be used on some dangerous game or at least in dangerous game country, though I think most relaly wouldnt consider reliability a crucial factor in a .300wsm, ie its not a .458 lott for cap buffalo.....where making sure the rifle goes off is more important than splitting hairs at 50yds.

So I may say consider another bolt action......i love my browning abolt.....shoots great in .300 win mag, about 1 MOA. my browning bar in .270 though shooots amazing, far sub MOA. But ive come to love bolt actions, so all o mfy new rifles will most likely be some type of bolt....mostly push feeds, with the africa rifle being a controlled feed most likely.